Alignment of Dust Grains by Magnetic Relaxation: A Comparison Between Results Obtained by Two Different Methods

Alignment of Dust Grains by Magnetic Relaxation: A Comparison Between Results Obtained by Two Different Methods

This paper is devoted to a comparison between results obtained by Purcell and Spitzer (1971) using a Monte-Carlo method and by the author (1971) using a Fokker-Planck equation. It is shown that there is a good agreement between the results within the dispersion expected from the Monte-Carlo method.

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Veröffentlicht in:Symposium - International Astronomical Union 1973, Vol.52, p.187-189
1. Verfasser: Cugnon, P.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This paper is devoted to a comparison between results obtained by Purcell and Spitzer (1971) using a Monte-Carlo method and by the author (1971) using a Fokker-Planck equation. It is shown that there is a good agreement between the results within the dispersion expected from the Monte-Carlo method.
ISSN:0074-1809
DOI:10.1017/S0074180900054218